Who is Anna Rajam Malhotra? The first female IAS officer who broke India’s bureaucratic glass ceiling

Anna Rajam Malhotra broke the glass ceiling as the first female Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer in 1951. Born on July 17, 1927, in Kerala, she was instrumental in setting up the country’s first computerized container port in Mumbai and served in various administrative roles with distinction.Image: @nitinsangwan/X It is the 1950s in India. A…

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IPL 2026: 4 centuries, same date! Will RR continue April 22 magic vs LSG? | Cricket News

Rajasthan Royals’ Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal (ANI Photo) April 22 has turned into a strangely special date for the Rajasthan Royals, especially when it comes to centuries. Over the years, this very day has repeatedly produced big hundreds from RR batters, creating a remarkable pattern.It began with Shane Watson, who smashed 101 against Chennai…

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Nine days after Anik’s death, director’s ‘Aparajito’ set to be screened at Nandan | Kolkata News

Kolkata: Anik Dutta’s Satyajit Ray centenary tribute, “Aparajito”, will begin screening at Nandan this Friday in honour of the recently deceased director. Despite a written recommendation from the Nandan film selection committee, the movie was originally blocked from the venue following intervention from “higher authorities”. According to the committee, this controversial exclusion inadvertently sparked a…

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PE season hits schools as students rush to playgrounds to prep for zonal level sports contest | Chennai News

Indian schoolchildren play a cricket match on a dusty school मैदान, with a bowler delivering the ball as classmates watch from the sidelines in a typical school sports scene in India. Chennai: From kho-kho and kabbadi, to volleyball, football and badminton, state board students are spending their after-school hours training to participate in zonal level…

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Brooke George: UK TikToker charged with murder in Dubai, may face death penalty; claims she acted in self-defence | World News

A British TikTok influencer has been charged with premeditated murder in Dubai after the fatal stabbing of a British man she had travelled to the UAE to meet.The 23-year-old woman, Brooke George from Gravesend, Kent, denies intentionally killing her partner and says she acted in self-defence during an alleged violent assault, BBC reported.George was arrested…

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DWP expands face-to-face PIP assessments despite staffing shortages in UK

DWP expands face-to-face PIP assessments despite staffing shortages in UK Among recent moves by the Department for Work and Pensions, more in-person evaluations are expected for those applying for disability support. Despite limited medical staff available, officials have set sights on conducting roughly three out of every ten reviews face to face. Those receiving Personal…

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The Mandalorian And Grogu: How Brendan Wayne’s grandfather John Wayne helped him prepare for ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ |

‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ star Brendan Wayne is following in his grandfather John Wayne’s footsteps with his ‘Star Wars’ character. While talking about his latest stint with The Mandalorian and Grogu, the actor opened up about how he used his grandfather’s work as inspiration and how he approached portraying the Mandalorian. Brendan Wayne on working…

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Stop making a din; nightclubs, restaurants told | Chandigarh News

Inspection of nightclubs, rooftop restaurants in Panchkula SDM during inspection at night clubs and rooftop hotels_Having found illegal encroachments and noise pollution at nightclubs, and rooftop hotels in Sectors 5, 8, 9, 10, and 11, Sub-Divisional Magistrate Panchkula, Chandrakant Kataria, has submitted a report to the Deputy Commissioner for taking action. Residents have often been…

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